Activities of Syed KAMALL related to 2016/2222(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on palm oil and deforestation of rainforests
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying different customs duty schemes for certified sustainable palm-oil productcooperation with Member States, to help put in place trading frameworks conducive to encouraging the environmental sustainability of palm oil imports and products containing palm oil derivatives, as well as other plant and vegetable oils;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure notes the key role Palm Oil production pland use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate changeys in the economies of these local communities, both as a valuable source of income and employment; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreements should not cover palm oil and its derivatives withininclude sustainability chapters; welcomes that Malaysian primary forest levels have increased since 1990, but remains concerned theat current negotiationdeforestation levels in Indonesia are running at a rate of -0.5% total loss every five years;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society andsupporting existing local and international certification systems, ensuring that they are easily accessible for SMEs and understandable for consumers confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced in line with sustainability guidelines, including the requirement that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports ofreduce EU reliance upon biodiesel derived from palmnon - sustainable vegetable oils and to introduce a mandatoryexamine the added value of developing a labelling scheme for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palmvegetable oil products, as appropriate;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
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5. Considers that sustainability of palm oil is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive for bioliquids and in the Fuel Quality Directive for biofuels while no criteria exist for palm oilany vegetable oils, including rapeseed and sunflower used in the food industry;